II (The Presidents of the United States of America album)
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| Studio album by The Presidents of the United States of America | ||||
| Released | November 5, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | Studio Litho, Seattle, Washington, August 1996 | |||
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Alternative rock Power pop Grunge Rock |
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| Length | 39:47 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Chris Ballew, Dave Dederer, Jason Finn, Craig Montgomery | |||
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| Allmusic |   |
| The A.V. Club | (Unfavorable) |
| Chicago Tribune | |
| Entertainment Weekly | A− |
| Los Angeles Times |  |
| Rolling Stone | |
II is the second studio album by The Presidents of the United States of America. It was released via Columbia Records on November 5, 1996, which was Election Day in the United States, which included voting for the President.
The album included a few songs that originally appeared on Froggystyle, a self-released cassette that was recorded before their debut album, The Presidents of the United States of America. These songs, which were re-recorded for this album, were "L.I.P", then known as "Little Indian Princess", "Lunatic to Love" and "Puffy Little Shoes". Also, "Twig" was re-recorded, as it was previously recorded as a b-side to a "Lump" single, where it was known as "Twig in the Wind". That version was later released on Rarities as "Twig (Semi Acoustic Version)".
All songs by The Presidents of the United States of America.
"Basketball Dream" features a boy describing a dream he had about Magic Johnson - for this reason, the track is often mislabeled "Magic Johnson Dream". Chris Ballew can be heard faintly whispering the lyrics underneath the boy. The track previously appeared on Feel Good, an album by Ballew's pre-PUSA band Egg, in 1987.
Album - Billboard (North America)
Singles - Billboard (North America)
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